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Forensic DNA Continuing Education Day Agenda

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April 30th, 2025     
StartEndTimeTopicSpeaker 
8:00:00 AM8:30:00 AM Attendees arrive at IBBR  
8:30:00 AM8:40:00 AM10Welcome and Introductory RemarksPeter Vallone (NIST)

 

Keynote

8:40:00 AM9:40:00 AM60Speaking of Science: Discussing DNA in the CourtroomJulie Burrill (Stony Brook University)
9:40:00 AM10:00:00 AM20Discussion (Slido will be used for questions/surveys)Peter Vallone (NIST)
10:00:00 AM10:30:00 AM Networking Break 

 

10:30:00 AM11:00:00 AM30Software Tools to Assist with ValidationSarah Riman (NIST)

 

Mixtures & Validation I

11:00:00 AM11:30:00 AM30LAPD Solutions for STRmix and CODISBrian Kim (LAPD)
11:30:00 AM12:00:00 PM30Discussion Erica Romsos (NIST)
12:00:00 PM1:00 PM Lunch 

 

1:00:00 PM1:30:00 PM30A Tale of Two PG Systems: A Comparison of the Two Most Widely Used Probabilistic Genotyping SystemsSusan Greenspoon (VADFS)

 

Mixtures & Validation II

1:30:00 PM2:00:00 PM30A Quantitative Assessment of Extraction Efficiencies Obtained from Various Methods and Sample TypesLauren Mullen (NIST)
2:00:00 PM2:30:00 PM30Validation ASsessment Tool (VAST)Steve Lund (NIST)
2:30:00 PM3:00:00 PM30Discussion Sarah Riman (NIST)
3:00:00 PM3:30:00 PM Networking Break 

 

3:30:00 PM4:00:00 PM30Discovering the Latest Product Updates from Thermo Fisher ScientificJeremy Boone (Thermo Fisher)

 

Vendor session

4:00:00 PM4:30:00 PM30Development of the EZ2 DNA Investigator Sep&Prep Kit for Automated Processing of Sexual Assault SamplesAmber McManus (QIAGEN)
4:30:00 PM5:00:00 PM30Stutter? That’s So Last Amplification: An Update on Promega’s Revolutionary Reduced Stutter Polymerase DevelopmentDanielle Brownell (Promega)
5:00:00 PM5:30:00 PM30Discussion - Wrap upKevin Kiesler (NIST)